AsMA/IAAD Meeting 2026

The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) Meeting was held May 17-21 at the Sheraton Denver Hotel in Downtown, Denver, CO. The International Association of Aerospace Dentistry (IAAD) had their business meeting on Tuesday, May 19th in the Governor room, and was represented by attendees from India, Mexico, and the United States. Our president, Dr. Michael Hodapp called the meeting to order and addressed the meeting at hand. The discussion addressed the topic of the need for dentistry as a profession to become involved with aerospace medicine. With the commercial space industry about to launch its first module and the industries need to have dentists examine their participants prior to spaceflight presents a special set of circumstances for the dental community to understand and address during their examination process. An understanding of how changes in atmospheric pressure can affect the oro-maxillofacial complex and what procedures, cements and timing of procedures around flights all need to understood and considered.  It was decided to present a dental panel at next year’s meeting addressing some of the information needed for addressing the dental needs of spaceflight participants. Dr. Munna Khan, Dr. Jill Watson, Dr. Homa Azargoon, Dr. Mary Cimrmancic, and Dr. Michael Hodapp, all agreed to present at next year’s meeting. The meeting adjourned at 12:30. We look forward to next year’s meeting.